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70 o CAPE , Friday, April 25 - May 1, 1997
Terry MeCmm Jr. (TdL) re-
leases largemouth bass fol-
lowing the Sprtng Bass Boo-
Outdoors
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cries Service (NMFS) is again re-
vamping its regulations and there
will be a number of public hear-
ings on the proposals. L
The closest local hearing is
scheduled to be held Friday, May
2 at Ocean City City Hall at 7
p.m.,3rd Street and Baltimore
Avenue.
The proposal and supporting
documents, including a Draft En-
vironmental Assessment-Regula-
tory Impact Review (EA/RIR) are
available from Rebecca Lent,
Chief, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS,
1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Md. 20910-3282. Com-
ments on the proposed rule may
be sent to the same address.
Cull rings for crabs
Recreational and commercial
crabbers can help conserve
Delaware's blue crab population
and save themselves some work
by using cull rings on their crab
pots. The Division of Fish and
Wildlife is giving away the rings
on a first-come, first-served basis
to crabbers.
Cull rings are circular rings that
are wired to the outside mesh of a
crab pot. When wired to the hold-
er chamber of the crab pot, these
rings allow crabs under a certain
size to escape the pot.
This natural culling saves the
crabber work and conserves
smaller crabs, which often fall
prey to larger crabs while in the
pot.
Any commercial crabber inter-
ested in trying the cull rings may
have up to 75 of each. Recreation-
al crabbers, who are allowed two
pots, are allowed up to two rings
each. Interested crabbers should
visit the fisheries office at
Delaware's Department of Natur-
al Resources and Environmental
Control at 89 kings H!ghway,
Dover.
The blue crab Fishery Manage-
ment Plan being developed by the
Division of Fish and Wildlife rec-
ommends cull rings to be used in
all crab pots as a conservation
measure. Commercial crabbers, in
discussions with the Council of
Shellfisheries, have agreed that
the use of cull rings should be vol-
untary rather than mandatory. If
Milford Chamber puts trout tourney on hold
tattn--g a of Dolmar- drawn fewer fish=on as news was also one of the earliest down-
Organ00ers
from fishing front changed, state tournaments, but the number
1.....d. ,,, :1 .,K:M,,,., Twilley said the other reason "[We re going to] take the op- of events have proliferated in re-
Utg/tt wlttl t.lllLlll was that a year's hiatuswill give portunity to revitalize and reener- cent years with other chambers
,' .. _ 1 ...... the chamber a chance to consider gize this event," Twiliey said. sponsoring several of the events.
[eSUVal S In [own how to revamp the tournament to . Consider the increased numbers
By MichaelShort make it bigger and better than be- Fish abundant, smaller of fishing tournaments and
A downstate fishing. .traditi°n fore. He explained that the Del- When the tournament began changes in sponsorship and the
will take a break this sprmg when marva Chicken Festival will bring nearly 20 years ago, fishermen times have changed for the weak-
the Chamber. of Commerce. for tens of thousands of people to still routinely caught 10-pound fish tournament.
Greater Milford temporarily can- Milford only two weeks after the weakfish in the spring. Those To help keep up with the times,
eels its annual weakfish tourna- scheduled fishing tournament, spring spawning fish, sometimes the chamber has previously added
ment. With Milford hosting both events, called tiderunners, are almost bluefish, flounder and other fish to
The tournament, which has
been billed as the world champi-
onship of weakfishing, isn't gone.
It is simply on hiatus for a year,
according to Steve Twilley, exec-
utive director of the chamber of
commerce. Twilley said the annu-
al tournament will return next
year, but was cancelled this year,
there simply was not enough time
to do both, he said. "We at the
chamber did not have time this
year," he said.
The weakfish committee and
chamber board both agreed to the
temporary change. The tourna-
ment has fallen on tougher f'man-
cial times in recent years and has
tween hotel and falls, and a cruise.
The bus departs the civic center at
8 a.m. The deposit is due June 6.
For information or to register
for either trip, call Connie Shaft at
(410) 860-0256 evenings or (410)
543-4063 days.
YMCA offers aquatic
prenatal classes
The Sussex Family YMCA will
offer an aquatic fitness class for
pregnant women on Mondays and
Wednesdays beginning April 28
and running through June 18. The
classes will meet from I1:I5 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m.
The classes will include warm
up, stretching exercises, aerobic
activity, strengthening exercises,
relaxation techniques and discus-
sions on topics such as exercising
during each trimester, physical
changes and nutrition.
The cost is $18 for full mem-
bers, $35 for associate members,
Ski dub announces
summer events
The Salisbury Ski Club has
scheduled a Poconos Weekend
and Whitewater Rafting trip for
June 20-22, which includes two
nights at the Woodlands Resort.
The price of $146 per person, pins
$42 per person rafting fee, in-
cludes three meals, six hours of
open bar, indoor/outdoor pool,
Jacuzzi and more. Rafting option
includes rafting on the Lehigh
River, lunch, T-shirt and photo.
Deposits are due May 2.
Also scheduled is a Niagara
Falls Weekend, slated for Sept.
19-21. Included in the cost of
$220 per person is transportation,
two nights accommodation at Ra-
mada Coral Inn, two buffet break-
fasts, dinner in the Skylon Tower
overlooking the falls, shuttle be-
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completely gone, but that monster
fishing inspired the Chamber of
Commerce to offer an award of
$25,000 to anyone who broke the
world record for weakfish.
The fish that remain are abun-
dant, but are far smaller. A five-
pound fish is a very nice catch
now. The weakfish tournament
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and $56 for non-members.
For more information or to reg-
ister, call 227-8018.
Cape board re.hires
Glean as football coach
The Cape Henlopen School Dis-
trict Board of Education voted on
Thursday, April 10 to reappoint
George Glenn as Cape Henlopen
High School's football coach.
Glenn has completed four seasons
at Cape High.
Entries sought for
'Parade of Breeds'
This year's Wild West Days, in
Harrington, from Thursday, May
g through Sunday, May 11 will in-
clude a Parade of Breeds. The pa-
rade will begin at noon on Satur-
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the list of fish eligible in the tour-
nament. That has helped, but the
tournament may have to make
other changes to keep up with the
times.
Twilley said, "It's apparent that
we really needed to sit down and
take a look at how we can improve
the event."
day, May 10, and will feature all
kinds of equines - horses, don-
keys, mules - and will be open to
individual riders as well as
groups. Horse drawn vehicles will
also be taking part. To participate
in the Parade of Breeds, call Elrita
Annett at 422-7571. The parade is
part of the four-day Wild West
Festival, now in its sixth year.
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